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Tetradrachm
Issuer | Gela |
Year | 440 BC - 430 BC |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | Tetradrachm (20) |
Currency | Litra |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 17.32 g |
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Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Jenkins#371, Jameson#587, Kraay&Hirm#159, SNG ANS 4#70, SNG Ashmolean#1735 |
Obverse description | Slow quadriga driven right by charioteer holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses; in exergue, [ΓΕΛΟΙΟΝ] retrograde. |
Obverse script | Greek (retrograde) |
Obverse lettering | ΓΕΛΟΙΟΝ |
Reverse description | Forepart of man-headed bull right, crowned by a female figure (the nymph Sosipolis?) standing before it. |
Reverse script | Greek (retrograde) |
Reverse lettering | ΣΟΣΙΠΟΛΙΣ (Translation: Gela) |
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Mint | |
Mintage | ND (440 BC - 430
BC) - -
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Catalog ID | 3042565250 |
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